Experts unpacked the 2020 Delhi riots’ sixth anniversary at a GIA-hosted forum in New Delhi’s Indian Law Institute, viewing the mayhem as part of worldwide maneuvers blending street violence with info ops to engineer regime shifts. Attendees—ex-ambassadors, bureaucrats, police brass, lawyers, and thinkers—probed every angle.
SN Srivastava, ex-Delhi top cop, framed the riots in a global context of unrest weaponized for political flips. Police grappled with traps set by rioters craving backlash to intensify outrage, akin to Bangladesh and Nepal’s turmoil.
Sanjeev Tripathi, former RAW chief, spotlighted fifth-gen info warfare, where riots craft stories, wage mind wars, and spread strategic lies in hybrid battles.
Veena Sikri, ambassador, spotlighted Bangladesh dynamics: narrative control is king, with perception crafting and global messaging steering political tides.
Monika Arora of GIA called it a destabilization ‘experiment,’ pushing for endless research and awareness. Chandar Wadhwan probed ‘deep state’ roles and threats.
GIA resolved to sustain awareness drives, research, and truth-centered talks on the riots, building safeguards against such global plays.